Double Bass Differences between Coda Revelation and Metropolitan bows?

[MDEbass]

I've been looking at these carbon fiber bows. I've never tried one out. Theres about a $300 difference between the two. Anyone know what makes one better/worse than the other? Does one have something that the other doesn't have? Thanks

 

[dchan]

Play them, and see which one you like better. I'm sure you can get them on mail-order trial.

 

[MDEbass]

yeah i saw on david gage's website that you can send it back if you want but....you have to pay them $60 for restocking and rehairing for them to sell again. hmmm

 

[dchan]

yeah i saw on david gage's website that you can send it back if you want but....you have to pay them $60 for restocking and rehairing for them to sell again. hmmm

I'm sure everybody has a restocking fee. Rehairing? Seems a little overboard, and smells to me like they don't really want to mail-order bows.

Beside Gage, there are many other places that sell the Metropolitan. I think Lemur has a pretty good trial-period program, but I don't think they have Codabows for sale.

 

[CPike]

Try Quinn violins, in Minneapolis...

 

[MDEbass]

oh wow...quinn violins offers the metropolitan at least over $100 cheaper than everywhere else I've looked. Thanks. If I do ever choose to get one I'll probably get it from there.

 

[David Kaczorowski]

The Coda casts well and handles several line weights nicely, but the the Met has more butt strength and is better for leveraging fish away from the rocks. PM Peter Palmieri he can fill you in with some details of his first hand accounts.

 

[PRUNEFACE]

Coda's are made in China, right?

 

[Andrew McGregor]

They seem to be made in Winona, Minnesota.

 

[kurt muroki]

the new "infinity" coda bow is excellent and is what i would recommend most.

 

[Eric Rene Roy]

I JUST finished a re-hair on a Metropolitan, and let me say what well made and well executed bow it was on the inside. It is as good looking on the inside as what you see on the outside. This is saying a lot...I see lots of crap...both new and old.

Just offering a different perspective.

 

[GuitarFreak664]

the new "infinity" coda bow is excellent and is what i would recommend most.

+1 I just bought an Infinity from Lemur Music and it's a wonderful bow. They were great with the mail-order trials, so if you want to compare bows, they have a great selection that includes the Coda models (Infinity and Revalation at least).

 

[mapleleafbass]

Hi!
I checked out the Revelation and the Metropolitan about a year ago - I found the Revelation has a little more low end and the David Gage Bow works a little better in the upper registers, so you might say the first has more of an orchestra bow, and the Met is more like a solo- bow. You can't really say which one is "better" - check out what works best with your bass. I would recommend both.

By the way, I bought the Metropolitan (a student bought theRevelation and is still very happy with it!)

 

[Huy Nguyen]

Just to add my $.02 bits.

Went to Ifshin violins to try whatever I could get my hands on (about 7 of them). I walked home with a Coda Revelation CF. I do agree that the sound is not as complex and deep as the other wood sticks, but compared to the rest, it was the easiest to play and seeming the most sensitive to force. I bought it on these grounds and that it's nigh-indestructable. I tried a $2K bow with salt & pepper hair which felt really nice but wasn't as easy to play. Compared to all the others it was also the lightest but didn't have the best feel in-hand - but certainly good enough.

My bass is naturally dark but this bow rips out a growly sound so I thought it was a nice mix. Also, if I can really adjust my touch on the bow I can bring out the dark. Need more practice.